News
Doug Mastriano’s education plan would gut Bucks County’s public schools
Defund public education? The Republican state senator has said that he would like to cut per pupil spending in half.
Peter Greene
June 27, 2022
Peter Greene
Education
Doug Mastriano Would Be A Disaster for Public Education
The far-right GOP gubernatorial candidate’s ideas about education are even more extremist than you might think.
Peter Greene
June 17, 2022
Opinion
Congressional Inaction on Gun Control Forces Teachers and Students to Fend For Themselves
There’s an ugly damn implication in all of this – kids and teachers are dying because they are just too easy to kill. They have to make harder targets out of themselves. They have to learn to duck and cover and fight and flee.
Peter Greene
May 25, 2022
Education
Pennsylvania School Voucher Bill Advances
The bill robs public schools to pay private businesses, and it provides no accountability for taxpayers.
Peter Greene
May 9, 2022
Education
PA: What would charter reform save Bucks County taxpayers?
Bristol Township School District would save more than $2.3 million annually with funding reforms.
Peter Greene
April 25, 2022
Pennsylvania Immigration Coalition Launches Solidarity Fund for Immigrant Communities Across Pennsylvania
October 9, 2025
PA FIRE’s goal is to create “a groundbreaking, statewide initiative to protect immigrant rights, expand vital services and drive long-term systems change across the commonwealth.”
With SNAP Cuts, Rising Hunger and Funding Reductions, Bucks County Food Banks Feeling Squeezed
October 9, 2025
“Families are feeling the pressure, and so are the systems meant to support them,” said Elizabeth Zbinden, Food Program Manager with Bucks County Opportunity Council.
Moms for Liberty CEO and Co-Founder Tina Descovich Verbally Attacks the Bucks County Beacon at Harrisburg-Area Event
October 8, 2025
Our crime? Journalism.
Pennsylvania Budget Impasse Is Just Another Form of Abuse for Domestic Violence Victims
October 6, 2025
As PA Senate Republicans hold the budget hostage, domestic violence shelters are forced to furlough staff and turn away victims putting Pennsylvanians at risk of injury or death.
We Must Continue to Defend the Freedom to Read in Central Bucks School District
October 6, 2025
With elections next month, Central Bucks School Board’s Karen Smith reminds community members of the chaos and divisiveness Republican book banners inflicted on the district just a few years ago.
